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Hardened from the cool weather of Shenandoah Valley National Park, the Chesapeake Semester team made their way back eastward across the watershed. They would make many stops along the way, including Great Falls, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, and J.M. Clayton Co., exploring the changing ecology, habitat, and land-use of the Chesapeake.

The Student Environmental Alliance teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build boxes for raised garden beds using salvaged wood pallets. The garden promotes campus sustainability and presents an opportunity for collaboration between Washington College and the Chestertown community.

The Student Environmental Alliance and Habitat for Humanity continued to construct a garden shed, planted the first fruit trees and berry bushes, and started sheet mulching to control weeds. The garden promotes campus sustainability and presents an opportunity for collaboration between Washington College and the Chestertown community.